Immigration
“The immigration policy of the Trump administration is rooted in bigotry, hate and xenophobia. These policies have resulted in over 69,000 migrant children – primarily from Central America – being separated from their parent(s) for months, and in some cases permanently. Tragically, the traumatic effects of separating children from their parents will last a lifetime. Amnesty International released a statement on June 8, 2018 declaring that the US ‘policy of separating children from their parents is nothing short of torture.’”
-Claudio Martinez
Learn The Facts About the Trump Administration’s Racist Border Policies
Donald Trump’s wall was never just a wall. Racism has been a part of his platform from the beginning: in 2015, he said that our southern border was overrun by “criminals, drug dealers, rapists,” and doubled down on that claim many times during his first campaign. Journalist Jorge Ramos attempted to question him on those comments, and Trump responded by having security remove Ramos from the press briefing while saying, “Go back to Univision!”, which empowered a white man in the room to yell “get out of my country” at Ramos.
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Hundreds of immigrant children are held in facilities at the border that look like cages, surrounded by metal fencing. – Source: Associated Press
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The New York Times reported that children who have experienced those cages report going without meals, unsanitary conditions, and children caring for infants alone in those cages. – Source: The New York Times
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Some children are detained in cages at the border; the New York Times also found that migrant children traveling alone are also expelled and put on international flights alone, without their families being notified. – Source: The New York Times
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New policies from the CDC, meant to contain the spread of COVID-19 at the border, are being condemned by public health experts as “a pretext for overriding humanitarian laws,” increasing the dangerous conditions at Border Patrol facilities. – Source: Columbia University
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Artist Info
Claudio Martinez is a graphic designer and photographer based in Milwaukee, WI. He is a member of the Voces de las Artistas group that works in collaboration with Voces de la Frontera (vdlf.org) – the leading immigrant-rights organization in Wisconsin. He is also a member of the Art Build Workers (artbuildworkers.com), a collaborative group of artists, educators, and photographers. ABW has worked with local teachers’ unions across the country to hold multi-day art builds that brings together parents, students, teachers, and community members– to support and show solidarity with teacher’s demands for more resources in their schools and classrooms. When he’s not designing, Claudio is often on the streets of Milwaukee photographing everything beautiful the city has to offer– from its scenic lakefront landscapes, to the countless outdoor music festivals, to the mass demonstrations against the current administration.
